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PN giving me terrible tingling and electrical currents head to toe st
Neuropathy | Last Active: Dec 14, 2023 | Replies (31)Comment receiving replies
Hi Debbie - what dosage of gabapentin does your doctor have you on? I'm doing 100 mg at night, and on bad nights I grab another 100 mg for a total of 200 mg on bad nights. The doctor says I can take 200 mg at night and 100 mg in the morning. I'm worried I'll be snowed!
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Hi Robin,
I read: The pharmacokinetics of gabapentin require regular dosing, it will not work if dosed “as needed.”
I was on 600mg three time a day. Switched to Lyrica which was not as good for me. Some relief but worse side effects. I’m switching back but nothing “drug wise” works very well for me.
Best of luck.
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Well... I take 800 3x a day. I recall first starting out at 100mg and going up gradually over a few months. For the first 6 months of my PN, I was confined to a wheelchair and doing so much PT that I probably wouldn't have had a clue as to what may have caused any fatigue. As I got back on my feet and continued PT, I still get body/muscle fatigue, but not "sleepy/dopey" fatigue. We found the point that worked to make the pain, freezing, and ice-cold sensations tolerable, and I am very happy to be at the level I am now compared to how bad it was without Gabapentin. For me it's important to stay evenly dosed. If I miss an 8 hour dosage, I usually know it and it might take a couple of cycles for me to get evenly maintained again. But our PN's and therapies respond differently!